Prepare to eat insects and "false bananas" in 2050

Research and studies confirm that population growth and climate change will force humans to find new sources of food, and a new study published by the British newspaper "The Sun" says that the fruit known as "false banana", found in Africa, will be one of the solutions, in addition to insects and processed meat.

Research indicates that the "false banana" is an Ethiopian crop that has the ability to feed more than 100 million people. This plant is more like a potato than a banana with different preparation methods that produce a different nutritional texture.

And unlike bananas, what's inside can't be eaten, but, instead, their roots and stems can be fermented to make porridge and bread.

With the exception of the seeds, the rest of the plant's edible parts can be boiled, and new research shows that this plant is also able to withstand a wide range of conditions, making it an ideal crop for cultivation in large areas of Africa, according to the report of the newspaper "The Telegraph".

The plant is known as a "mono-carbohydrate herb", which is closely related to bananas and provides a source of starch for more than 20 million people in Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country.

At a time when the meat production industry puts pressure on the environment, and it will be difficult or even impossible to sustain it for decades into the future, with the global population increasing to 10 billion by 2050, alternative meat will be the mandatory solution available in the market, according to “RT”.

Illegal Oats, a brand that adds bugs to its granola products (based on oats and dry fruits mixed with honey), says bugs can make a big impact in a sustainable diet.

"The insects used by Illegal Oats, which are mealworms, contain 56 percent of the protein," they wrote.

This means that instead of having to eat meat as the main source of protein in our diets, we can replace that with insects.”

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that two billion people already eat insects in their diet.

In economic terms, the Food and Agriculture Organization believes the edible insect industry could be worth $6.3 billion by 2030, just eight years from now.

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